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2006 Honda Civic Si Road & Track Test

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Khatir Soltani
The standard leather-wrapped steering wheel is ideally shaped for performance driving, complemented by an aluminum-leather
The standard leather-wrapped steering wheel is ideally shaped for performance driving. (Photo: Honda Canada)
shift knob that conforms to the shape of the hand. Even racier is its set of drilled aluminum foot pedals, textured for grip. At low light, an ambient red glow radiates from the overhead console, the only Civic to offer this colour, and for extra lighting or what-have-you, an extra 12-volt power outlet is added to the centre console.

Other features, such as a standard one-touch powered sunroof give the little coupe an upscale appearance, while a 350-watt AM/FM/CD/MP3 player connecting through to seven speakers and
A unique body-colour rear decklid spoiler sets the Si's visual tone. (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press) 
a subwoofer, or at the other end, to your personal MP3 player or iPod, delivers much better sound than this segment normally gets right out of the box.

The comfortable front seats are augmented by a reasonably roomy set of rear seats that also fold flat in a 60/40 configuration to make loading in longer items possible. Getting in and out of the back is made more convenient for all involved due to a front passenger memory seat function that literally remembers the exact position it was in prior to being folded forward.

On the outside, a unique body-colour rear decklid spoiler sets the visual tone, which combined with the Si's exclusive red and chrome on black badging should get raise the heart rates of performance-oriented drivers.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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